The Most Unrealistic Things About Portrayals of Work Onscreen

Hollywood loves to portray various professions in the same – sometimes inaccurate way – over and over. Whether it’s the computer programmer living a double life as a hacker, the baker who communicates through pastries and magically maintains a successful small business, or the way seemingly every romcom protagonist just so happens to be an architect, careers onscreen are more often a shorthand for personality traits than an accurate reflection of working life. Here are the most commonly misrepresented professions in TV and movies – and why they’re so off-base.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Jobs are so often misrepresented onscreen
00:47 Cops
03:38 Politicians
05:38 Chefs
07:27 Lawyers
10:50 Scientists

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Eric Thrum
Narrator: Charly Bivona
Video Editor: Dan Wolff

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